Lost Video Island

Brooke · Expert Vidder Joined: 01 Jul 2008 Posts: 24129

I have problems loading my video onto youtube. I use WMV format, and it's usually never under 5 minutes. I don't know what to do.

I often have to render in two pieces, put it back together in Windows Movie Maker and then publish that video, and then upload it to youtube. But it is taking forever.

I tried to render to youtube through Sony Vegas but everytime I would do that, it would kill my internet connection and stop working.

Does anyone have any pointers? I would really like to get my video onto youtube. I have tried all day.

littleton_pace · Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:25 am Post subject:

Do you try uploading through the editing program to YT? Every time I've tried that it's screwed up so I don't do that anymore. I'd render a hard copy of your video and then load that into youtube

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Aislynn · Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:36 am Post subject:

I recommend that as well.

That also gives you the chance to watch your rendered vid in Windows Media Player to make sure that no glitches or stray clips or whatever might've occurred so you can correct it before you upload it to Youtube.

(I can't even tell you how many times I've rendered something, thinking it was totally done, only to catch a glaring mistake or other glitchy thing as soon as I can see the full rendered version.

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Brooke · Expert Vidder Joined: 01 Jul 2008 Posts: 24129

littleton_pace · Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:52 am Post subject:

Ok; don't load through WMM or Vegas to Youtube. That's where I think the problem is. Render your video so its just a stand alone WMV file. And then go to YouTube and upload the file by itself, not through WMM or Vegas.
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Brooke · Expert Vidder Joined: 01 Jul 2008 Posts: 24129

Aislynn · Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 4:13 am Post subject:

Once your vid is rendered into WMV, you can just go to Youtube's site itself and there's a yellow button on the right that says "Upload." Clicking that will give you a window where you browse for your rendered vid, then just click upload and wait for it to do its thing!

littleton_pace · Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 4:16 am Post subject:

Yeah, like Ais said, upload through the Youtube website. DON'T try uploading through WMM or Vegas. Have your WMV version on your Desktop or somewhere easily accessible and then go to Youtube and through the upload section.
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Brooke · Expert Vidder Joined: 01 Jul 2008 Posts: 24129

littleton_pace · Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 4:30 am Post subject:

You render until you get the WMV copy, yes. But you don't then go through Vegas or WMM to put it to YT.
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Aislynn · Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 4:32 am Post subject:

Brooke · Expert Vidder Joined: 01 Jul 2008 Posts: 24129

Aislynn · Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 4:51 am Post subject:

Oh, it's not pestering at all, hon!

Sometimes these things just don't quite work the way they're supposed to. I remember now that you've had trouble with it not wanting to let you render the whole vid at one time.

In that case, render it in pieces, then import the pieces into a new project in Vegas and try rendering it as a whole vid there. That should do the trick, hopefully! *fingers crossed*

Then once you have a rendered WMV version of your entire vid, then try uploading it to Youtube via their Upload button.

Brooke · Expert Vidder Joined: 01 Jul 2008 Posts: 24129

Aislynn · Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 5:51 am Post subject: